Nyah Green held 19 scholarship offers Tuesday when she made an early commitment as the 2019 class' No. 1 player. Her father, Quinton, said a pledge to Louisville's women's basketball program wasn't hastily made, but rather the end of a three-year process for a prospect who received her first offer as a sixth grader.

Green visited U of L over the weekend, taking in the Cardinals' 65-36 win over Pittsburgh in front of an announced crowd of 11,641 at the KFC Yum! Center. The trip to Louisville lasted three days, and it followed another to see a game last season.

After the decision, Quinton Green spoke with The Courier-Journal about his daughter's recruiting process, her development, and about the time the highest-rated commitment in the history of coach Jeff Walz's program beats up on the boys.

Did you all go into last weekend thinking a commitment this soon would be a possibility?

We knew that's what she wanted to do. We came last year, and she wanted to commit last year. I was like, "No. Wait and go to some other schools." I made her to go some high-profile schools that she'd gotten offers from. Nothing really changed. I said, "If you feel the same way a year from now, then I'll let you commit." We're at that point.

What were some of those other schools?

We went to Baylor several times. We've been to Maryland. Went to Tennessee. This is not like some one-and-done type deals. She's been going through this since sixth grade when we first got an offer. We've been to LSU. That's probably most of the schools we went to -- and TCU.

What is it about Louisville that she likes?

What really sold her was how the coaching staff is and how coach Walz is up front, tells the truth about everything and tries to make everybody better. Even though he might come across as brutally honest, that's what she likes, and she's drawn to it. That and the fan support was huge -- I mean huge for her.

As a parent, what do you think about her making this decision so early?

I gave input, of course, but the thing with Nyah, she's in a unique situation. She's been going through this since she was in sixth grade, which was a shock at the time. We've been going to places ever since then, so it's almost like she's a three-year vet in the recruiting process. When she got to Louisville, she was like, "This is home." That's the way she felt.

How old was she before you noticed she could be this talented of a player?

Probably when she was in second grade. Before then, we were just doing this for fun. But in the second grade, I was shocked at some of the things she was able to do -- shooting 3s from two or three feet behind the line, handling the ball, shooting off the dribble, shooting the pull ups. I was like, "Uh oh. I might need to spend more time with her."

Did you play basketball, or her mom?

I did -- two years in JUCO.

So you knew how to spot talent.

Correct. And I ran a very successful AAU program when they were young. We won several AAU national championships -- her and the grade above her, the 2018 class. I've been in this for a while and knew what to look for.

She's 6-1 now from what I've read. Do you think she'll be a guard when she goes to college?

Yeah, I think she's going to be a guard. She won't necessarily be a point guard. She's more of a combo. She plays 1 through 4, but she's a natural scorer and play maker, so she's more of a 2 or 3 in my opinion.

I watched a video of her -- the one of her playing against the boys in eighth grade -- what kind of attention did you all get for that?

I actually put her whole team in fourth grade to where they were playing against boys. She was doing well and getting a lot of attention for it. Actually, a lot of the parents of kids she'd play against would complain, saying it wasn't fair. After a season, they made a mandate that the girls couldn't play against the boys anymore.

Was that because she was beating them?

Yeah. The team she played on wasn't very good. She scored most of the points. The parents were more upset that they were getting done in by girls.

What kind of player is she? What are her strengths, and as you work with her, how are you hoping she develops?

Her main strength right now is her ability to score anywhere on the court and her play making ability. She also does a good job of making plays for others. Now I'm working on her strength and quickness so she can affect the game on both sides of the ball. She does a decent job right now, but I want to take her defense to the next level.

Do you feel like you're making a commitment to Jeff's staff, or the idea that it holds so long as everything is the same three years down the road? It's obviously not binding at this point.

I told her, "I know you've made a commitment to Jeff and his staff, but you need to make sure the school is a place you want to be at just in case something changes." I don't think Jeff's going anywhere, but sometimes things like that happen. You just don't know.

...The last time we went, it was just to watch a game and come home. This time we went and spent three days there. She really likes the school. She liked the campus and everything. She just likes the environment. It's really a commitment toward everything, not just the staff.

What else about Nyah do you think is worth mentioning?

She's a worker. That's the main thing. She works her butt off. Always has me in the gym the entire season working out early in the morning. She's a work-a-holic. She's made herself the way she is.